COVID-19 impact in Newcastle Newcastle City Council is reminding us that it is important to remember that COVID-19 has not gone away. Regionally, case rates remain at a high level and community transmission of the virus continues. While thankfully hospital admissions are not as high as previously, there is a lot of pressure on key…
Read More We’re all ears! Have you used health, social care or wellbeing services recently? What works and what you would like to see improve? Your views matter, so please tell us about your experiences in our survey. We will share the results anonymously with service providers so that everyone receives the best possible care. Take our…
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Unfortunately we aren’t dancing on the beach with a cocktail or two but we will be having a little break over the next few weeks, so this will be our last newsletter until 22nd August. We still have activities running throughout August though, including Tai Chi, Creative Writing, Bike Rides and the Film Club. You can also…
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“I worry that many people will be traumatised and fall through the cracks.” Adult survey participant Following the survey we ran earlier in the year, we heard from almost 12,000 people about the ongoing impact of the pandemic on their mental health. Thank you so much to those of you who filled in the survey…
Read More Hi School days – the best days of our lives. So why are kids in classrooms across the country having their school days ruined due to negative treatment of students with mental health problems? That was my experience and unfortunately I was not an exception to the rule. My school did not have the training to…
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Welcome to the Chilli mini Newsletter. There’s a lot of exciting things happening soon and opportunities for our members to be involved with. In this email: New Chilli Programme & New Studio Safety Guide Beach Art Day Chilli Studios Annual Exhibition now on! Support links NEW Programme NEW Studio Safety Guide! Chilli Studios programme is…
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Read our latest annual report detailing our achievements over the past 12 months and our priorities for the coming year. Find out where to get vaccinations, how to cancel and change vaccination appointments, and other answers to commonly asked questions. View our current surveys and hear from our volunteer Antalya about being part of the…
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How will you say #HelloYellow this year? We all struggle with how we’re feeling sometimes and it’s normal to have ups and downs, but this year might have felt a bit more down than up. In times like these, it’s often the little things that get us through – the morning walks, singing in the…
Read More The last year has been strange and unsettling, and we know that the changing milestones regarding restrictions have been difficult and frustrating for many of us to navigate. However, easing restrictions may come with new challenges and lead to conflicting feelings. We’ve heard from many of you that while you feel relieved to see things…
Read More This is an ‘Alex & Charly’ special whilst Lucy is on hols. Hopefully we’ve done her proud with a bumper issue of all things ‘Active’ – be that with your trainers on for walking the Waggonways or those brain cells working over time at our online heritage talk! Thanks for having a read – can’t…
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